Faculty & Staff Articles

A horticulture instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been named to the Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association Foundation Board of Trustees. Carl J. Bower Jr., who also serves on the PLNA Board of Directors, will begin his three-year trustee term on Jan. 1.

Two presenters from Pennsylvania College of Technology explained development of an institutional streaming-media system and impressively showcased the collaborative result at the 2010 EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Baltimore. James R.

A librarian and a professor of computer science at Pennsylvania College of Technology jointly released a research paper at the 2010 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing. Tracey Amey, librarian for digital initiatives at the college's Madigan Library, and Asesh K.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and the Penn College Education Association (the organization representing 307 full-time teaching faculty, librarians and counselors at the college) have agreed to extend their current employment contract through 2014-15. On Dec.

PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Steven Brown, Custodian, Residence Halls; Regular Part Time, starting Dec.10

Pennsylvania College of Technology staff members recently presented a session at the Conference on Integrated Learning: The School to Career Connection. Tom Speicher, video production developer, and Jeannette F. Carter, director of Outreach for K-12, presented "degrees that work: A Free Career Exploration Resource" on Nov. 9.

A member of the physician assistant faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently presented at the Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Education Forum in Baltimore. Christine M.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold a commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18, for the 380 students who have petitioned to graduate following the Fall 2010 semester. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. The student speaker is Eric D.

David S. Richards, associate professor of physics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently completed his doctoral studies at The Pennsylvania State University. Richards earned a doctorate in instructional systems from Penn State.

Thirty-nine boxes, 100 canvases, 54 students, an artist-in-residence, and Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and staff members combined to create a large-scale work of art that was installed recently in the college's Student and Administrative Services Center.